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Electromagnetic launcher with circular guideway

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OSTI ID:1600416

An electromagnetic launcher with a closed-loop guideway and conductors for launching a projectile. The projectile is accelerated along the guideway using electromagnetic forces until it reaches a desired speed, then the projectile is launched in a desired direction. The direction of the launch of the projectile is determined by orienting the guideway in the desired direction using an actuator. The guideway may include a door or aperture allowing the projectile to be launched therefrom, tangent to the curvature of the guideway.

Research Organization:
Kansas City Plant (KCP), Kansas City, MO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
NA0002839
Assignee:
Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC (Kansas City, MO)
Patent Number(s):
10,511,215
Application Number:
15/833,456
OSTI ID:
1600416
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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